Ronni and Phil Spector/ Christmas Kids. This song is about their abusive relationship

[@ackermanheichou]

FULL STORY: The names of the people in this video is Ronnie Spector and Phil Spector Phil was a songwriter for the Ronettes, and one out of 3 singers of the band was Ronnie. Ronnie was a singer who worked for Phil. Phil begun to start an affair with Ronnie after the ronettes broke apart and disbanded, Ronnie was unaware that she was a side chick to Phil and that he had a wife. And sometime later Phil was able to divorce his first wife (Annette Merar) and get married to Ronnie Spector in 1968. (The Christmas Kids) The Christmas kids were the three kids of Ronnie and Phil Spector, allegedly Ronnie had tried leaving Phil multiple times due to a toxic and abusive relationship, on the day of Christmas phil surprised Ronnie with 2 twins and 1 kid as a present to try and make Ronnie emotionally attached to The kids and wouldn’t leave Phil. Eventually Ronnie still managed to escaped Phil by drinking and attending alcoholic anonymous meetings to fled the house, in 1972 Ronnie escaped the mansion barefoot without any belongings thru a broken window with the help of her mother. Her mother ‘Beatrice’ said to Ronnie “I am your mother, and I am telling you, you have to get out of there, or you my little girl will be gone.” 2 years after Ronnie was able to divorce Phil in 1974. What happened to their kids? I’m not sure and have no information about what happened to the kids after Ronnie left their family, I’ll assume they ended up still living with their father for some time because Donté Spector said that their father was abusive to them and would love them up in their rooms all the time. Phil Spector did have a biological child but without any proper information we’ll have to assume that he lived with Annette Merar. His biological child Phillip Spector Junior died from Leukemia in 1998. YEAR 1988 and 2000, The Ronettes were able to sue Phil for 10 million for unpaid royalties and for Unpaid income he made from licensing the Ronettes music, This case took a decade to make it to its trial, in 2000(final case) Phil was ordered to pay more than 2.6 Million dollars and the Ronettes won their case. In 2004, Spector was ranked number 63 on Rolling Stone's list of the greatest artists in history. In 2009, after two decades in semi-retirement, he was convicted of the 2003 murder of actress Lana Clarkson and sentenced to 19 years to life in prison. He died in prison in 2021. Ronnie lived a peaceful life, and outlived phil.

[@inky_boy8238]

THANK YOU

[@ackermanheichou]

@@inky_boy8238 ur welcome!

[@ackermanheichou]

CORRECTION: locked* not love, autocorrect. I apologize lol, I can’t edit the comment there’s an error. 🙂

[@beranndacarter9184]

Its lock not love

[@beranndacarter9184]

And damn 2021...

[@YouKnowImOnMyPeriodYah]

There’s no way bro was bold enough to do what he did while looking like an entire Alternate from that analog horror series

[@zombisobs353]

HELP LMAO WHY IS THAT ACCURATE

[@Realizes-that]

Mandela catalog

[@Hi.Im.Winston]

STOP IM CACKLING

[@nickih1267]

Lol

[@Mingo_Smoothie]

HELP I LOVE THIS COMMENT

[@belchingpengujnz]

“the *Christmas* kids are nothing but a *gift* ” phil specter adopted kids and gave them to ronnie specter as a gift for christmas”

[@Chaos_Fantasmic]

Yea, so she would get attached and never leave

[@ParBar19]

Yeah so that she would development an emotional attachment to them and it’d be harder to leave

[@ryanex6153]

@@ParBar19that’s fucked up

[@QHu-kx1tr]

@@ryanex6153 Fr, and when Ronnie escaped Phil put the kids in a cage and put a bucket in the corner as a toilet

[@mukurolkusaba]

@@QHu-kx1trthis is sickening

[@Budd1egum]

First comment and the history: I've been listening to this song for a while now and just want to say how amazing it is. I looked into the story of the lyrics afterwards and thought about how sad the background is. Basically the artists of ROAR based it off the relationship of Ronnie and Phil Spector. Ronnie was the singer for the Ronnettes, which gained attention through Phil's production and name. Eventually they got together and married but it was pure madness. Phil would lock her in the house, as reported by Ronnie herself. And he would manipulate, and abuse her. On Christmas Phil gifted her twins I believe, to keep her tied to him. Ronnie would reportedly drink herself to say out of the house and be placed in the hospital. Eventually she escaped but her trauma is still with her. I know there's more but I thought it was so interesting about it, and I wonder what made em want to write about it. Also does it kind of remind you of Brian Wilson? Edit: Phil Spector died in 2021 and Ronnie died in 2022. Sad right? Edit 2: THANK YOU FOR 3.2K LIKES I NEVER WAS FAMOUS BEFORE THANK YOU GUYS!

[@Budd2egum]

@@lucas47437 this is stupid dumbass here to say thank you

[@lilywonka2280]

Is it weird I’m happy she outlived him though

[@Budd2egum]

@@lilywonka2280 it is

[@lufaruko3840]

Dang..

[@summertimessadness.]

I’m really sad about that because she was a beautiful woman and, I loved the group The Ronettes.

[@stella-yt7nw]

The album cover has their faces. It's weird I always wondered but now I know. Such a good song tho.

[@Ich-Existiere-Nicht]

I like how ROAR made Phil look ridiculous and Ronnie beautiful tho

[@Tolidanolx]

True​@@Ich-Existiere-Nicht

[@JIM10TEN]

It’s really sad she got locked up in her own house like his husband even hired a hitman and guard dogs and locked his kids in their room giving them a bucket as a toilet it’s just really sad

[@samueloiwag2314]

that literally never happened...

[@RobloxJeanne]

@@samueloiwag2314 It acutally did.. Read the dark backstories about Ronnette and her horrible ex-husband and she had a chance to escape from him

[@samueloiwag2314]

@@RobloxJeanne that never happened dude

[@RobloxJeanne]

@@samueloiwag2314 do you really think so?

[@angelcore9791]

​@@samueloiwag2314are you delusional

[@CandyvanFN]

Phil looks like he's from the Mandela catalogue

[@Budd1egum]

It does look like a person from the Mandela Catalogue

[@Yumo-yj9vy]

😨

[@Yomomspimp911]

​@@Budd1egumhe*

[@SillyCheese267]

She was too pretty for him bruh

[@Dersill6]

"Have you seen this man in your dreams before?"

[@LunananX]

Rest in peace Ronnie Burn in hell Phil

[@sherueatyourbestfriend6791]

Fr

[@Mitsuri_kanjro1150]

Is ronnie alive I searched and it didn't say any deaths of her

[@behelit1997]

​@@Mitsuri_kanjro1150no unfortunately

[@gurveerrandhawa218]

I hate how phill has emotionally,phiscally and mentally abusive towards her and locked her up and hid her shoes so she couldn't run away and then got her kids as a present for Christmas.then they filled in a form to get *divorced* and its truly disguting. Edit:wow ty for the likes!

[@josephinejackson8615]

Wait how younger was she married to this man sense in 1960s

[@thatgurl791]

@@josephinejackson8615 he was the music producer in her band

[@nahlakeepsyappin]

i think she also turned to alcohol to cope. she'd purposefully get drunk to the point of hospitalization ☹️

[@honeybunz6666]

​​@@josephinejackson8615 I'm aware that they got married when she was 25 (so he was 28 or 29 at the time). Disturbingly they met and started having an affair on his at the time wife, Annette Merar, which ronnie didn't know about at the time. This started when she was just 17 and he was 24...

[@bananachiabyss0312]

@“hide her shoes” u mean that he cut her legs or what ?!?

[@yolekz]

the fact that ronnie’s only escape was alcohol which is where the lyric “i’ll drink myself to death inside this prison cell” comes from. its messed up

[@Dopesmoke-bo6gu]

Nope

[@Mayysxm]

@@vvmm2095 she got absued and ur saying alcohol is the solution for weak people what drugs are you on.

[@vvmm2095]

@@Mayysxm Why u are so mean? I think that u are on drugs

[@yolekz]

@@vvmm2095 are you ok wtf

[@vvmm2095]

@@yolekz I'm not OK but Dude your favorite game is burning orphanage simulator, are u OK?

[@barbichlaidze]

shes so beautiful she doesnt deserve to get abused by the ugliest thing that’ll ever walk on planet earth

[@GeoThatWeirdKid]

@kirkstrider1463 not quite what they were hinting at but ydy

[@BrookeChizara]

@kirkstrider1463that’s not the point she’s trying to make onye nzuzu 😂

[@renniebearrr]

"if you ever try to leave me, I'll find you, Ronnie. " this lyric hurts

[@Glizzay]

That’s what I heard and I was like 😓

[@salvie777]

“Appearing unsightly, with devils inside me” is one of my favorite lines. It just describes Phil spector so so perfectly

[@Soup_2nd]

I always thought the lyrics were a bit strange, for example, when it says “If you ever try to leave me, I’ll find you, Ronnie” but I didn’t know about the backstory until recently.

[@rowan404]

Same. It didn’t sit right with me seeing it in memes and whatnot.

[@yesno2620]

i used to think it just meant death, but damn it was close enough already

[@Asliceofmoonpie]

Ok but she was wayyyyy out of his league she was ✨GORGEOUS✨ and he looked like a sleep deprived sleep paralysis demon Also RIP Ronnie she was an INCON and she did not deserve what she went through

[@ipukakaka]

phil look like he got a yee yee ass haircut

[@certified_l0ser]

fr

[@diamondchan524]

SO TRUE

[@MajinNoob1]

Especially while the pictures were in black and white which makes him look way more like a sleep paralysis demon

[@Asliceofmoonpie]

@@MajinNoob1 yup 👍

[@Roarrr903]

The lyrics literally makes so much sense now

[@ILOVETHEZOLDYCKSFORNOREASON]

IKR

[@ARegularCapybara]

“The Christmas kids were nothing but a gift”

[@karinasilvanaramirez9025]

And love a tower where all of us can live

[@vixenwaifu]

@@karinasilvanaramirez9025probably referring to the house☹️

[@rtcnoodles]

rest in peace veronica. you didn't deserve to be treated that way by him. 🩷

[@food4dinner]

Bro went from working with The Beatles to this

[@Hands0m3Mus1cB0y]

"If you ever try to leave me, I'll find you, Ronnie."

[@beabadoobeedan]

I love Ronnie with my whole heart. Rest in peace, she didn't deserve the pain she felt.

[@marcellowyke406]

Ronnie, you are THE GREATEST AND MOST BEAUTIFUL LADY IN THE WORLD!!!!! ❤️ Thank you for all your Music and Beauty, you've made My entire life wonderful and perfect since I was born in 1964, your voice has and still warms my heart now and forever. I Love You Dearest Queen Ronnie, The True Queen of Rock and Beauty. I wish I could have married you back in the early 60's and made you happy FOREVER. But I was just a Baby, but I will always Love you My Angel. Thank you❤

[@MidnightCharms]

R.I.P Ronnie, she was the bravest woman ever

[@kitling_kat2350]

Whenever I heard the full backstory my perspective of this entire song changed

[@priyanshuyadav7720]

yes

[@ggman3579]

if a friend ever tells you songs are real, bring up good boy ronnie. real music has meaning and background.it’s part of what makes it special for the people who listen to it. makes you feel a connection with the artist, which makes them iconic.

[@AWesomeDude23588]

love you

[@raena_copiacobain]

That story is so fucked up in so many ways

[@Asliceofmoonpie]

Ikr

[@Dopesmoke-bo6gu]

Nope

[@Asliceofmoonpie]

@@Dopesmoke-bo6gu HOW? SHE WAS ABUSED BY A SCUMBAG AND HAD A GUN AIMED AT HER MULTIPLE TIMES

[@Dopesmoke-bo6gu]

@@Asliceofmoonpie skill issue? Phil spector was a hero in the 1960’s and he still is today. hes a rizz god and the father of pop

[@Asliceofmoonpie]

@@Dopesmoke-bo6gu as much as I hate him he did change the music industry. BUT WHO TF CARES HE WAS A BITCH

[@Gavin_fr]

bros got the lorax cut 💀💀💀💀💀

[@rexbenjivegaraza449]

HAHAHAHAHA

[@Nagiaalk]

Not the time

[@_.ana._.]

​@@Nagiaalkit's the internet

[@Nagiaalk]

@@_.ana._. it’s called style and it’s not appropriate with the situation.

[@RaichuWasCancelled]

@@Nagiaalkbut he's making fun of the abuser, not defending him so he deserves to be insulted

[@emriekendall7387]

The song “can’t handle change” from the same album has some pretty eerie lyrics too. The song had lyrics like “I lose the strength to leave”, “nothing I ever do is good enough” and “leave me alone”. 😬

[@dreamofyouandi]

wow so dark and scary

[@park_progresssion]

Phil: *watching ronni escape* Ronni: *running away* The Lorax: *leaving*

[@alt_.maezzmachine]

Ronnie*

[@Pinkerton_111]

There has never been a song that can make me cry this hard, to the point where I can’t breath.

[@farahtheegreat1605]

Glad to know I'm not the only one who cried hyperventilating from hearing the Ronettes' story. Now I can never hear "Be My Baby" how I used to😢

[@RoboCat514]

Now the lyrics make so much more sense

[@Tad_Lad]

Phil built like a Guinea fowl 🤣

[@deareIIa]

this is my favorite christmas song :) /j

[@LayBoz0]

I have Ronnie’s vinyl and I worship it.

[@Christine_Sturniolo]

All the people disrespecting Phil deserve everything Edit: I mean some people are calling phill ugly and I said that the people who are saying that deserve everything

[@Me.537]

You mean this in a bad way ofc right?

[@Doodles1265]

wtf is this comment supposed to mean edit: *OH*

[@FrogOnADogsSittingOnALog]

@@Me.537 he does deserve the hate towards him and his haters do deserve rewards

[@the.lorax.fan7]

This case is heartbreaking.

[@haven2345]

it's crazy to think of how much is packed into this song that most people don't know about

[@KrisJKringle]

This song is so f-ing dark man

[@Hii1881]

It was so sad when i found out :( the girl died if lung cancer sadly rest n peace ronnie

[@Catsmakemeselfconscious]

Ronnie is a such a beautiful person. I can’t believe someone would do this to her

[@_UhOhJB_]

The whole album is chilling since it’s about their relationship and how fucked up it is and the fact this actually happened just sends shivers down my spine

[@lexie.is.super.cool13]

It’s so sad because Ronnie and her adopted children (Louis and Gary, aka the Christmas kids) were locked up in a room and couldn’t escape

[@Temtherandom]

The best Christmas kids edit since it actually talks about the song.

[@littlebodybigheart17]

bro i love this song the back story tho-

[@intentionalchaos.9220]

He so plainly said it in the song The kids were nothing but a GIFT he knows he has a devil inside he knows it’s a fucked up place and if she leaves he will know even if she changes her name it’s crazy

[@nightalie143]

"The christmas kids were nothing but a gift, and love is a tower where all of us can live" On christmas Phil adopted twins and gave them to Ronni as a gift but Ronni did not like it she even said to the public "Nobody wants kids as a gift" or somthing like that. "Appearing unsightly, with devils inside me." Phil physically and mentally abused Ronni and even stole her shoes and hid them from her so she couldnt escape ( i personally dont know how that would stop her from escaping..?) "Youll change your name Youll change your mind and leave this F*****ed up place behind. but ill know ill know ill know ill know ill know ill know ill know" Phil put barbed wire or smth around the house and gaurd dogs but somehow Ronnie escaped the house through her small broken window and with the help of her mom i think.

[@Stevestores]

Phil lookin hella devious

[@real.myriathic]

OH THATS WHAT THE ALBUM COVER IS

[@Zen-bq5fh]

😪unfortunate this had to happen for this banger of a song

[@lexierichardson7739]

This is my favourite song and I didn’t know there was a sad backstory behind it D:

[@Lamp4444]

"the Christmas kids were nothing but a gift" 😳

[@Harlow_Taylors_Version]

Short explanation: she married a man who's mental health was rapidly declining so he was very controling and wouldn't let her leave the house. The "Christmas kids" were two adopted children given to her by her husband as a last effort to save their marriage. She eventually escaped and wrote this song Edit: the band roar released this song

[@st5rships]

ronnie didn't write christmas kids, roar did which is a band that released this song in 2019

[@Harlow_Taylors_Version]

@@st5rships oh ok ty

[@D55349]

okay, this is the best explanation I can understand, but where did you get that information at the last part? lol

[@Hi.Im.Winston]

She’s so gorgeous

[@reckt.]

Phil did deserve the rights to get locked up in prison he did a abusive relationship and tried to murder her wife and now murder someone else

[@audrexa]

r.i.p ronnie

[@RandomDude812]

The lorax flying🗣️🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@scytheresss]

*IF YOU EVER TRY TO LEAAAVE ME ILL FIND YOU RONNIIEEEEEEEE*

[@kevinnigel466]

This song was sort of a comfort song for me but after knowing the backstory the lyrics sound more creepy than comforting

[@kaytiehymer1052]

Growing up in the years I get it I always listen to this song when I’m sad and crying when I was 5

[@hearts4straykids]

this song is stuck in my head and the story behind it...

[@S0methng]

When you know the backstory the lyrics make so much sense

[@ren858]

Phil’s stare in the 2nd image of him is so unsettling.

[@Rolkey]

He goes from looking like a total Normal person to a Walmart Voldemort and then back to a normal person.

[@djed7235]

ronnie spector was so beautiful

[@Antonymous-169]

After watching this video i don't see this song how it Was before

[@abigail71636]

Whats crazy is that one of my records, etched into the dead space has "phil + ronnie ❤" etched into it!!!!! Its a firts US pressing of let it be by the beatles

[@BayBoz33]

I used this song for a school project and I think it’s a really interesting story

[@exvoussz]

just to clarify, the band ROAR is not the actual people featured in this video, they are completely separate

[@KarlaHernandez-ku5dq]

sad fact: Ronnie died in 2022, poor girl, she deserved better R.I.P Ronnie, she was so pretty ❤

[@Wendigo2700]

Oh no 😢rip Ronnie ❤️

[@IthinkitsAngelisticc]

Ronnette, my dear, don't ever disappear Do what you want as long as you stay here I need you now, I love you so much, more than you could know The Christmas kids were nothing but a gift And love is a tower where all of us can live You'll change your name, or change your mind And leave this fucked up place behind But I'll know, I'll know I'll know, I'll know I'll know, I'll know I'll know, I'll know Appearing unsightly, with devils inside me If you ever try to leave me, I'll find you, Ronnie If you ever try to leave me, I'll find you, Ronnie If you ever try to leave me, I'll find you, Ronnie If you ever try to leave me, I'll find you, Ronnie I'm leaving, Phil, I'm leaving now I'm going to escape, but you won't know how Or where to find me when I'm gone I'll drink myself to death insi-i-i-i-i-i-ide this prison cell, thi-is prison cell So, get me out of here Get me out of here Get me out of here Get me out of here You'll change your name, or change your mind And leave this fucked up place behind But I'll know, I'll know I'll know, I'll know I'll know, I'll know I'll know, I'll know The meaning of the song: The story is about phil and Ronnie Spector, (her being mentioned in the song, also an 60s pop-star,) to cut it short, phil was abusive to ronnie, and often threatened her to death if she ever tried to leave him. The lyrics said “You can change your name or change your mind” Because she couldn’t change her name, because everyone knew her as Ronnie. The song is called “Christmas Kids” because Phil Spector adopted 3 children as a Christmas “Gift” and left in 1 bucket to act as a toilet for the kids. He got the kids so he could make Ronnie emotionally attached to them so she wouldn’t leave. He also threatened Ronnie Spector with a gold coffin that he would display her corpse in. He also took her shoe’s so she couldn’t escape that easy. She luckily escaped threw a broken window. Veronica Yvette Bennett. (Her full name) 1943-2022.

[@yogirlLILQC]

Phil knows nothing he just married her because of her beauty

[@Yumeko45445]

Ronnie *leaves* *lorax floats*

[@rotatingfishi]

and he grabs his ass and flys away

[@goregrindgeek1872]

She was beautiful!

[@isittho3899]

he looks like the man frim everybody's dreams

[@BUTTERSSP]

I hope this song gets the respect and care it deserves. It’s an a amazing song about a horrible real world story. And one that still happens today indeed. I wish anyone experienced something like this the best.. Explanation: The story that this song is about: Ronnie Spector, who is a 60s Pop star who was abused and locked up by her husband Phil Spector, a songwriter, who used her for fame. In an attempt to keep her with him he adopted two twins as “Gifts “ On christmas. dubbed the Christmas Kids- the name of this song. Ronnie eventually escaped, but was unable to change her name due to being known under the name, Ronnie Spector. This is shown in the lyric “Change your name or change your mind” this was done so she could continue in the music industry. This song is supposed to be for awareness. (This is sort of a repost, just to spread the info.) Edit: Thanks for liking this so much, I didn’t expect it to be noticed that much. I changed the wording, so people could understand better. I used audio, so it must’ve put words in i didn’t say. Anyways, Ty for reading this, i hope you all know this tragic story now. (credits to the original person who made thiss!! Sorry I cant remember but please message me if you guys know! I think someone said dead dog or something :)) ) -butters

[@josephinejackson8615]

I only found this song was out of a meme but didn't really know what it means till I found out this surprising 😔

[@Harrietsweird0s]

Listening to the song in the past was so darn good but as soon as I hear the backstory it really hurts it’s very sad.

[@No_name_here.]

The song only makes sense when you know the meaning

[@lukiyam]

The meaning to this song is so sad and depressing but it's such a good song

[@Mei_The_Shark]

"If you ever try to leave me I'll find you, Ronnie"

[@Nicole-qv2qi]

When you research the backstory of this song it gets dark

[@Violetvibesss]

No one deserves what she went through

[@mimi_stuff]

Honestly I don’t really have a problem with people on TikTok using the song for trends. Especially the chorus, I definitely think it would be good for people to research the song because it does have a dark story. And I think it’s good for people to know how important the song is but honestly i don’t think it’s that deep when people use the chorus mostly because it’s very vague plus, music is all about interpreting lyrics to understand them better. If people use the rest of the song especially the parts where they name drop Ronnie it would prob be a different story but overall people should just enjoy the music and support it’s creators and especially not gate-keep songs or artists because music should be for everyone! (Also using darker parts of not only Christmas kids but other deep songs too and making them into a lighter subject and completely ignoring the importance of the lyrics and song is definitely not okay in my opinion) either way this is just what I think

[@zombiefuvker]

tldr: people should research a little when using this song

[@bebravebewisebetricky]

This song scares the heck outta me

[@IsaSozy]

I just LOVE how the song conveys the whole situation and how amazing the song is, while telling a story about a terrible abuse

[@randomeditz6136]

The story behind this song is crazy

[@sunsetsandgreasers8148]

Ronnie was the best she made a song with Eddie or something one of the best songs in history. But her past is so sad.

[@Moony_loves_roblox]

Even though I.m Young for this song I feel like I'm in the 1980s

[@𝓶𝓪𝓵𝓲𝔂𝓪𝓱-𝓜4]

Roar is a Phoenix, Arizona, hard rock band formed by Owen Evans in the late 2000s. In 2016, Evans started moonlighting as the touring drummer for fellow Arizona-based folk-punk band AJJ, but he continued to release records as Roar. "Christmas Kids" is a track from Roar's 2010 debut EP, I Can't Handle Change. The song is about producer Phil Spector's abusive relationship with his wife Ronnie Spector. Phil Spector was a music producer who was known for his innovative "Wall of Sound" production technique that was popular in the 1960s. He was married to Veronica "Ronnie" Bennett, who was the lead singer of the girl group, The Ronettes, between 1968 and 1974. According to Ronnie, Phil Spector was controlling and jealous, and he would often physically and emotionally abuse her. She described incidents where he would pull her hair, hit her, and even threaten her with a gun. She also said he would isolate her from her friends and family and force her to stay at home and not work on music. Appearing unsightly With devils inside me If you ever try to leave me, I'll find you, Ronnie "Phil Spector was said to have hidden his wife Ronnie's shoes so that she couldn't run away," ). "He was rumored to have threatened his wife with a glass casket he kept in the house, saying that he would display her corpse in it if she attempted to escape. Spector was simultaneously writing and producing trite, catchy, pop songs for teens." The title refers to the twins Louis and Gary Spector that Phil reportedly coerced Ronnie into adopting one Christmas in an attempt to revive their marriage. The Christmas kids were nothing but a gift And love is a tower where all of us can live Ronnie eventually filed for divorce from Phil Spector, citing irreconcilable differences. The singer later wrote in her 1990 memoir Be My Baby that she feared for her life during their marriage, and her mother helped her to escape from him. Louis and Gary Spector also accused their adopted father of engaging in likewise behavior towards them. Roar released "Christmas Kids" as a single on March 14, 2010. It entered the UK singles cha rt for the first time in 2023, 13 years later, after it trended on TikTok.

[@Malamull_705]

As phill got older and older we started looking calmer and calmer

[@hannahisadisaster337]

i had been listening to this song without knowing the meaning behind it for a while. then i came across a little video essay about it and- just wow

[@rejoice_its_eva_]

And that’s why one of the lyrics is “appearing unsightly”💀💀

[@real_madrid_fan844]

so there's a backstory to this so the man we will call Phil Ronnet was abused by Phil who was her husband and hid her shoes so she can't escape from their house she layer found them and escaped from the hell from her husband

[@juliashirokova8374]

she escaped barefoot

[@TheJamSisters]

My heart hurts for ronnette and its do sad

[@The_Odd_Beetle]

Why is this song the most comforting song ever while it has such a dark meaning

[@solchu3215]

Poor Ronnie, also poor Christmas kids😢

[@leilawade2279]

She was a babe he was a monster she outsmarted him in the end but great fucking song❤❤❤❤❤

[@wendy966]

Poor Ronnie I feel soooo bad for her she didn't get this to happen to her I hope she is doing good

[@user-hd4kr1ih2v]

She died from lung cancer in 2022 😬

[@DavidHasGoodSuggestions]

and people really be using this for the lorax and south park...

[@vileclifford3445]

the story is sad i think every one thinks but the music is so good darn good